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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

When your boss is a cat

His rotund profile is the first thing I see when I open my eyes each morning.

"Get to work. We haven't got all day."

Sometimes I get mixed messages from the boss.

"Am I keeping you from working? Oh, is this your desk?"

At break time I try to get some air.

I hang out with the rank and file

to get away from his micromanaging.

But it's impossible to shake him. He's always somewhere watching.

He watches the clock. He gives you a look.

The look that says, "If you're one minute late, I'll dock you."

I really think he's not too happy with himself. He had dreams, you know,

but they were clouds in his coffee. Clouds in his coffee.

When he was an outdoor cat he wanted to come indoors.

Now that he's indoors, he longs for the outdoor days.

The conflicting desires make him unpredictable. Just like people.

He spends long hours chasing his dreams.

It's hard to get a signature from him at times like these.

Calls are unreturned. Clients are kept waiting.

Just when you feel empowered by

making an executive decision,

he lets you know who's the boss.

The one good thing about having a cat as your boss is

getting instant, honest feedback. A purr is never withheld.

Loving licks are sheer heaven.

A swipe with the claws not quite retracted is

the universal gesture meaning "No!"

And just think: It's perfectly acceptable

to sleep with the boss.

P.S. If you have neither a boss nor a cat, take this as an allegory. Maybe your boss is the little voice inside your head who cracks the whip. And because the boss does send mixed messages sometimes, there's that other little voice that whispers,

"Just take five minutes to check Facebook." And then five hours go by.

23 comments:

Even the alpha dog submits to his human master, though. A cat is his own boss, and everyone else's besides. But since you've never lived with a cat, I may just have to let you hold onto your assumption, hehe.

Wait...is that you, my newish follower via Google Friend Connect? Same exclamation point avatar. YOU'RE The Old Geezer Blog? Can't be. But what a hoot if you are, because you're about four decades from being a geezer.

I have to be honest. I'm not a cat person. Actually, I'm not an animal person, period. But I must say, your 'boss' looks adorable and I can understand why sleeping with the boss is an irresistible thought. Good thing you don't have allergies though, otherwise, it would be a nightmare! What a fun post!